Drapery supporting device



July 7, 1931. D. M. SARKISIAN DRAPERY SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Oct. 26, 1929 INVENTOR .Zc/inw fiZSzm/wan ATTOR'NEY Patented July 7, 1931 DICKRA'N mjsmx isran; or FOREST HILLS, NEW YORK DaarasY'mrommG-emw ap iiea tiba; file'd cameras, Iss9.- semi K0. 402,573;

' The inventi-onrelates generally to drapery supporting. devices and more especially to so cai'lsled :Erentzh heading; ho oksfi. -aswell as the ordinary drapery hook, suitable-tor use in hangingtrarv ersingv curtains, portieres, dbaperies, etcz, as on apole or. red along which they may be drawn by'sui-tabletraver'se cords on the" like. Heretofo're, various eXpe d-ients" have been resorted to for keeping? it such "lrooks i rom shitting with reference to w'tcuntain, 'as; tlirougir-slipping1 or sliding thereon of'the threaid by; which: they are attache'cl'rtorsaid curtain.

It is the objectoii the present invention t'o T3 construct of wire arhook o'fi this character in such atrnann'er that the same' may beso sewed as the curtain aster prevent shifting-ofthe ho'olt relatively theretogzmore especially obviatingi a longitudinal displacement ot'said- 52i! hook.

A; further obj ect of thei'nyentiolr resides in a;constructionfotheading or drapery hook which, 1 whenx in pllaoegi can not become entangled with the traverse cord, no'n dislodged from: its attached"ring- To this end,;the inventi'on comprises acnepiece liooleconstnucte'd' ot a. suitable length otwir'e" andlfornied with an eye portion termiii'ating' in a short lateral ly projecting prong or out-turned end which affords with an: acentshanlc-portioni ofrthe'hoojka neck memberaboiit'which' tlfreadl'is to "be sewed in attaching the hook to the fabric. The said hook may, furthermore, be provided with an elongated prong for fitting through an eye of a curtain ring as used in mounting the curtain o-r drapery by means of said hooks upon a pole or rod. The free end of the said prong, moreover, may then be located in juxtaposition to the eye portion of the hook, being adapted to fit within and to be held by said eye or by a further eye provided thereon.

As a result of this arrangement, not only is the novel o ting device provided with means to insure against shifting relatively to its attached fabric and adapted for being securely retained thereto, but the usual prong associated therewith for carrying the sup- Sfi porting curtain rings may be disposed, after attachment of the device, in suclr a manner that the traverse cord ispre'vented from gettingbeneath the said prong to intertere'with free action While traversing the curtain. 1*urthermore,;the hook isthereby also'secured: 55 against dislodgement from itsring.

, The nature of the invention,.however, will best be understood when described in connection with" the accompanying drawings, in which: v

Fig. 1 is a front viewof the novelsupporting device as embodied in a headinghook which: is shownattached to a curtain;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hook.

Fig-.- 3' is a side elevation and part section showing: the hook attached to a curtain ring.

Fig; 4-isa tront elevation, and-Fig. S a -side elevation illustrating asimplified form ofthe hoolQas ofthe ordinary drapery type.

Referring tothe drawings, more particularly Figsa-Lto 3 thereofwhich set-forth the heading type, the hook is illustrated as con structed of a single piece ot'wire'loop'edl'at itsopposite ends to provide the upper and lower eyes-- and 11, respectively. The free end of thewireat the upper eyc ld noreover, is shown bent laterally outwardly as-a prong or out-turned end 12 which forms with a portionw13' ef theintermediateshank 1%; a neckthereat about which thread 15 is to -be sewed in attaching the hook to fabric as the curtain 16- I Qt course, further sewingsfl'? and 18 v are had at different portions of the respective eyes 10 and l1;- but. particularly due tothe threads; 1-5 willfth ehook; be secured against displacement longitudinally of the curtain becau'seot the contracted neck portions --A-t theiother eye-l1- the wire is' continued upwardly along the shank a short distance, afiordinga further heels for asewing. I9 and i'sbowedibackwardly' beyond same as'at 20 to accommodate airing, as hereina-fter' set forth; The wire is then;continuedupwardly a-nd-leent forwardly anddownwardly forming; at its uppermostportion the eye 2-1 and at its e):- t-remity thepron-g-QQ. V

. By means-ot this prong the hookmay be attached ito the ring- 23,- Fig- 3', in the usual manner, the eye 24 thereof beingheld in' the eye 21 of the prong member. Furthermore: i

the end of prong 22 is preferably located in 7 ing fabrics, comprising a wire formed with a juxtaposition to the eye 11 and is of such a length that, after the ring has been inserted, it'may be sprung into said eye 11 to keep its free end from interfering with the traversing cord 25 as the same cannot then get behind said prong. This securing of the prong end will also serve to close the eye 21 to prevent the hook from becoming dislodged from its rin 1% Figs. 4 and 5, a simplified form of hook is shown, being of the ordinary drapery hanging type not intended for heading purposes.

In this embodiment, but a single eye 26 is pro-.

vided and at the lowermost portion of the hook, the free end of the wire at this point being bent laterally outwardly as at 27 to afford with the shank portion of the hook a contracted neck portion 28 about which the thread may be sewed, as in the previously described embodiment. A prong29 is then provided by bending over the wire in the plane of its shank, said prong having at its upper portion the eye 30, while its lower free end is preferably located in juxtaposition to the eye 26 and adapted for locking therein when 'a ring (not shown) has been attached to said book, as in-the previously described embodiment.

By the foregoing expedients, a hook may be readily secured against displacement on a I curtain, drapery or like fabric to which it is attached; and, moreover, its ring-attaching prong will not interfere with the curtain or with the traversing cord thereof after the rings have been inserted for suspending the curtain. j I claim: 1. A one-piece hook for suspending fabrics, comprising a wire with shank portion and formed at one end with an eye and the wire terminating thereat in a lateral projection adjacent a portion of the shankto afford a neck therewith aboutwhich'the hook maybe sewed to the fabric.

2. A one-piece hook for suspendin'g fabrics,'c0mprising a wire with shank portion and formed at one end with an eye and the wire terminating thereat in a lateral projection adjacent'a portion ofvthe shank to afford a neck therewith about which the hook may besewed to the fabric, and the wire being bent also into "an outwardly extending ring prong.-

3. A one-piece hook for suspending fabrics, comprising a wire with shank portion and formed at one end with an eye and the wire terminating thereat in a lateral projection adjacent a portion of the shank to afford a neck therewith about which the hook may be sewed to the fabric, and the wire being bent .at the opposite end also into an outwardly extending ring prong whose free end is located in juxtaposition to said eye for engagement therewith. T

4. A one-piece heading hook for suspendneck therewith about which the hook may be sewed to the fabric, and the wire being also bent into an outwardly extending ring prong.

5. A one-piece heading hook for suspending fabrics, comprising a wire formed at its opposite ends with eyes and with intermediate shank portion, the wire terminating at one of said eyes in a lateral projection adjacent the shank portion to afford a neck therewith about which the hook may be sewed to the fabric, and the wire being also bent into an outwardly extending ring prong whose free end is located in juxtaposition to the other eye for engagement therewith.

.6. A one-piece heading hook-for suspending fabrics, comprising a-wire formed with an upper and a lower eye for attaching the hook tothe fabric and with intermediate shank, the wire at the. upper eye terminating in a laterally directed projection to afford with the intermediate shank a neck portion thereat'about which the hook may besewedto the fabric, and the wireat the lower eye terminating in a ring prong.

' thereat about which the hook may be sewed to the fabric, and the wire at the lower eye being positioned adjacent said shank to form a neck portion for further attachment of the hook to the fabric and then. continued toform a ring prong whose freeend is in juxtaposition to the lower eye for engagement therewith. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

DICKRAN M. 'SARKISIAN. 

